Workforce Well-Being, Mental Health, and Suicide-Safer Care Consulting for Health Systems and Schools
Helping health systems and schools build suicide-safer cultures for clinicians.
I partner with CNOs, deans, HR, and well-being leaders to turn data and lived experience into concrete policies, programs, and everyday practices that protect the people who care for patients. My focus is the overlap of workforce well-being, clinician mental health, crisis response and postvention, and organizational culture change.
When you partner with Empowered Psychiatric Solutions, your organization gets:
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Lived Experience with Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Christopher combines personal experience of suicidal crisis and recovery with professional insight, creating an authentic, grounded connection with his audience.
His story of resilience and meaning-making fosters a deeper understanding of what it takes to support clinicians in distress, both on a personal level and within complex systems.
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Expertise in Healthcare Mental Health
With a background as a clinical nurse in the Neuro ICU and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), Christopher understands the mental health needs of health workers and caregivers, offering tailored, evidence-based solutions.
Christopher’s leadership role in a large hospital system’s zero suicide integration team reflects his capability to design and implement impactful mental health and suicide prevention strategies.
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Comprehensive and Actionable Approach
Christopher doesn’t just speak about problems; he delivers actionable strategies and frameworks that organizations can implement immediately.
Empowered Psychiatric Solutions offers consulting, speaking, psychiatry, and psychotherapy services, providing holistic support tailored to each client’s needs.
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Proven Leadership and Advocacy
As an international speaker, published author, and board member of suicide prevention organizations, Christopher’s expertise is widely recognized and respected.
Christopher’s dedication to improving the mental health of health workers and caregivers positions him as a leader in creating sustainable change.
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Innovation in Suicide Prevention and Workplace Well-Being
Christopher develops innovative programs, such as cognitive skills-building initiatives and supportive guidance for addressing suicide and serious distress in the workplace.
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Engaging, Relatable, and Professional Delivery
Christopher is a skilled storyteller who combines emotional narratives with professional expertise to engage, educate, and equip audiences.'
His ability to connect with diverse groups ensures that his messages resonate deeply, whether he is speaking to health workers, organizational leaders, educators, or policymakers. -
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Commitment to Collaboration and Sustainability
Christopher works closely with organizations to co-create solutions that are realistic, trauma-informed, and aligned with their goals.
His consulting and speaking services focus on building internal capacity so clients leave with tools, strategies, and structures that continue to support clinicians long after the initial engagement. -
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Established Credibility
As a nurse and advocate, Christopher understands the unique challenges health workers face, making his expertise particularly relevant for healthcare organizations.
His influence spans local, state, and national levels, reflected in his work with boards, health systems, professional organizations, and policy partners.
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Alignment with Organizational Values
Christopher’s work embodies empathy, inclusion, and action, aligning well with organizations that prioritize psychological safety, mental health, and workforce well-being.
His emphasis on transparency, confidentiality, and ethical practice builds trust and reliability in every engagement.
Workforce Well-Being and Suicide-Safer Care Consulting Packages
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Speaking & Training (Awareness Level)
Services include:
Keynote talks or webinars focused on nurse well-being, clinician mental health, suicide-safer care, and resilience.
Custom presentations for health systems, nursing schools, and professional organizations on topics like nurse well-being, mental health integration, or Zero Suicide–informed strategies.
Educational workshops on recognizing, responding to, and supporting mental health concerns in healthcare teams.
Audience:
Organizations ready to start real, evidence-informed conversations about clinician mental health, distress, and support, and to give leaders and staff practical first steps. -
Program Design & Implementation (Strategy Level)
Services include:
Consulting to develop and implement workforce mental health and well-being initiatives, such as cognitive skills-building programs or tailored screening workflows (e.g., PHQ-9, C-SSRS, Zero Suicide Framework).
Facilitating roundtable discussions or focus groups to identify mental health and culture needs within units and organizations.
Providing frameworks for creating supportive workplace policies, such as responding to disclosures of distress, protecting health records, and creating safer pathways for help-seeking.
Audience:
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System-Wide Partnership (Comprehensive Level)
Services include:
Long-term consulting partnerships to embed workforce well-being, clinician mental health, and suicide-safer care across entire systems (for example, professional governance, well-being councils, or Zero Suicide–informed integration teams).
Developing and delivering customized cognitive skills-building programs for healthcare workers and leaders.
Providing ongoing coaching and consultation for leadership on sustaining a culture of psychological safety, mental health awareness, and support.
Supporting data-driven evaluation to measure the impact of well-being, crisis-response, and postvention efforts.
Audience:
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Add-on Services
Services include:
Customized content creation (for example, articles, blogs, resource guides, or social media campaigns) focused on clinician mental health and suicide-safer care.
Virtual or in-person retreats centered on reflection, skills-building, and restoring meaning in work.
Advisory services for boards, task forces, or coalitions focused on workforce well-being, mental health, and suicide-safer care for health workers.
